I recently went to a website to buy a new keyboard for a laptop. I found the site with the right price and delivery and put the keyboard in my cart.
When I went to checkout, the first question on the billing form was Gender.
Gender?
Why does an electronics part manufacturer need to know if I'm a man or woman?
It introduced enough doubt in my process that I left -- I abandoned my order.
The unfortunate statistic is that 86% of visitors abandon forms of all kinds. It's doubly heartbreaking when they do so in thei cart, because that costs you ready buyers.
The eleven recommendations made here will set you on a path to reduce your abandonment rates. My favorites are:
5. Use a title that explains why the user needs to sign up
6. Show them their password (who said invisible passwords was a good idea?)
12. Put errors in an obvious place and make them visible.
Happy Converting!
When I went to checkout, the first question on the billing form was Gender.
Gender?
Why does an electronics part manufacturer need to know if I'm a man or woman?
It introduced enough doubt in my process that I left -- I abandoned my order.
The unfortunate statistic is that 86% of visitors abandon forms of all kinds. It's doubly heartbreaking when they do so in thei cart, because that costs you ready buyers.
The eleven recommendations made here will set you on a path to reduce your abandonment rates. My favorites are: 5. Use a title that explains why the user needs to sign up 6. Show them their password (who said invisible passwords was a good idea?) 12. Put errors in an obvious place and make them visible. Happy Converting!